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Feed SubscriptionCan a Vacation Policy of No Policy be a Good Employee Policy?
It sounds like a dream, a company with a vacation or paid time off (PTO) policy that doesn’t restrict or enforce any rules around the number off days an employee can take off. That’s right, take 15, 20, 25+ days in a year – you decide. Believe it or not, there are a growing number of companies who have removed the restrictions on common time off policies and are giving employees the ability to essentially manage not only their work, but their time off.
Read More »How to Use Virtual Sales Clerks
Next time you're shopping online , be prepared for a chat. As live chat technology evolves, e-commerce sites are finding that virtual clerks are becoming crucial to customer support and sales systems. Earlier this year, Bold Software, a live chat and click-to-call service based in Wichita, Kansas, polled 200 of their customers—mostly online merchants who use the software to interact with customers browsing their sites—to see just how effective live chats really were.
Read More »10 Greatest Salespeople of All Time
The founder and CEO of the National Cash Register Co. was known to be a stern control freak.
Read More »Why I Love Negative Comments
Recently, I was interviewed about entrepreneurship by Business Insider.
Read More »Supreme Court Rules Labor Law Covers Oral Complaints
The Supreme Court this week sided with employees, ruling that workers can still sue if they suffer retaliation after making an oral, rather than written, complaint. The ruling makes it even more important for companies to investigate all complaints of workplace discrimination or harassment, even if they seem informal
Read More »Watch Your Email Tone
The way we communicate in the work place has drastically changed. Much of our communication happens via email, instant message, and even Twitter updates
Read More »5 Reasons It Might Be Time to Find a New Business Partner
Picture an old-fashioned covered wagon . Now, imagine your job is to pull that wagon. The wagon carries all of the concerns and goals of your business; understandably, this is a pretty heavy wagon, so you consider finding someone to help you pull it.
Read More »Bones Can Reveal Deceased’s Weight
We see it all the time on shows like Bones and CSI. Skeletal remains can yield all sorts of clues--gender, age, past physical traumas
Read More »Unknown Geniuses Behind 10 Of The Most Useful Inventions
When we hear the word "inventor," we think of people like Thomas Edison or the Wright Brothers. Some of the coolest inventors, though, are people you probably don't know. They didn't invent planes or light bulbs; these people created products used so often, you probably didn't even realize they were inventions
Read More »Great Pretenders: People Who Feel Their Success Is Undeserved (preview)
“That was a really impressive exam. Why don’t you write your dissertation on that subject
Read More »Why Purdue University Students Invented Corn-Based Liquid Bandages and Soy Crayons
Drive through the Midwest and it's only a matter of time before you hit corn and soy fields that stretch as far as the eye can see. It's no surprise, really--the U.S. government lavishes the two industries with cash, spending $15.4 billion in subsidies for corn, cotton, rice, wheat, and soybeans in 2009 alone.
Read More »Tata, MIT Collaborate to Create Energy From Water, Bring Power to 3 Billion People
The Tata Group continues its ever-expanding quest to bring resources to low-income citizens of the world, this time with an announcement that it has joined up with MIT scientist Daniel Nocera, founder of SunCatalytix , to create power from water. Specific terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Read More »Meet the Remote-Controlled Sea Robots That Can Explore Antarctica
The same company behind the popular Roomba robocleaner is producing an underwater robot that can stay below the surface for months.
Read More »Apparel Media’s Interactive T-Shirts Boost Brands on Campus
Mischief. Mayhem.
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